HR and the terror attacks

HR professionals played a key role in keeping employees informed, supporting affected staff and implementing business continuity plans following the terrorist attacks in London on 7 July. 

  • London bomb attacks round-up     Read XpertHR's round-up of news stories on how UK employers have responded to the events of 7 July 2005 and their immediate repercussions.

  • Can HR help protect organisations from terror attacks    HR departments can help protect their organisations against terror attacks by facilitating integrated risk analysis and risk reduction exercises, writes Dan Smith of international risk solutions company AKE Group.

  • Business as usual as continuity plans kick in   The implementation of business continuity plans meant it was business as usual for most companies .

    Also

    Crisis management and contingency planning

    UK employers are taking the terror threat seriously   XpertHR looks at the key findings of a 2004 study on terrorism and business continuity from Janusian Security Risk Management in conjunction with RAND Corporation and the Financial Times.

    State of emergency    IRS Employment Review consults a panel of 11 public and private sector organisations on their plans for emergency situations and subsequent business recovery.

    Preparing for the worst    Is it possible to train for the unexpected? Writing in Training Magazine, Elaine Essery looks at how training professionals can put the case for coaching in crisis management.

    Five ways to improve workplace security   By Nic Paton, writing on personneltoday.com.

    MI5 guidance on limiting threats from inside your organisation    Personnel Today reports on the launch of an MI5 website offering security guidance to businesses.

    Terrorism: how it affects HR    IRS Employment Review looks at the findings of a study on the immediate responses of US employers to the 11 September 2001 attacks on New York and Washington.

    Workplace safety post 9/11    Cindy Elmore, Bo Kremer-Jones and Liz Simpson explore long-term safety implications for HR.

    Counselling

    How to deal with trauma and How to counsel colleagues   By Scott Beagrie, writing in Personnel Today.

    Time to grieve    What rights do employers and employees have when a worker is faced with a bereavement? By Linda Goldman and Joan Lewis, writing in Occupational Health.

    How to deal with the death of an employee    From XpertHR's How to service.